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• SCR 40 by Senator Selders memorializes Congress to ensure the timely passage of appropriation measures
• What this bill does is it formally memorializes Congress to pass a defense appropriation measure in a
• timely Formally memorializes Congress to pass a defense appropriation measure in a timely manner, calls
• It also, and I want to be clear, does not prevent anything. The system.
• It also, and I want to be clear, does not prevent anyone from continuing with the manual process.

Bills: HR245, SCR30, SCR40, SB259

Keywords: transparency, justice, Epstein, Maxwell, investigation, human trafficking, government accountability, domestic violence, protective orders, online application, judicial administration, Louisiana, 965, house, all

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• SB 1116 does is: one, it clarifies development standards such as height, setback, and density to prevent
• SB 1116 does is: one, it clarifies development standards such as height, setback, and density to prevent
• We are unfortunately in opposition to this measure.
• This measure would extend that to include the units between 750 and 1,200.
• So for those reasons, we respectfully oppose this measure. Thank you very much.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Montana is advancing a ballot measure this November, a bipartisan measure that doesn't call out one specific
• That's why it's a bipartisan popular measure that they are doing.
• This bill would prevent them from participating in conversations like workforce needs, This bill would
• prevent them from participating in conversations like workforce needs, innovation across various industries

Summary: The Committee on Banking and Finance met as a subcommittee at first due to a lack of quorum, then established quorum and proceeded with an informational hearing on AB 1984 by Assemblymember Rogers. The bill was presented as an effort to reduce the influence of money in politics by limiting political spending by corporations and other state-created entities, with supporters arguing that Citizens United has fueled dark money, eroded public trust, and distorted democracy. Testimony in support came from the author, Tom Moore of the Center for American Progress, Nancy Price of the Alliance for Democracy, and several advocacy groups and individuals, who emphasized corruption concerns, the need for transparency, and the view that the bill would make elections more accountable and less dominated by anonymous spending. Committee members raised concerns about constitutionality, the definition of covered entities, and whether the bill could unintentionally favor wealthy individuals or independent expenditures over ordinary candidates. Assemblymember Rubio argued that the measure could disadvantage candidates from poorer districts and shift power toward self-funded or IE-backed campaigns, while Assemblymember Schiavo and others noted the corrosive effect of dark money and the difficulty of running in a system shaped by large outside spending. The author and witnesses responded that the bill would not eliminate all spending, but would require spending to come from identifiable individuals and reduce anonymous corporate and dark-money channels. Opposition testimony came from the California Chamber of Commerce, which argued the bill would be unconstitutional under First Amendment precedent and would silence businesses and nonprofits rather than solve the underlying problem. Additional opposition was voiced by the California Building Industry Association and the California Manufacturers and Technology Association. The committee also briefly considered and passed the consent calendar, including AB 2607, by roll call vote. The hearing on AB 1984 remained informational only, and no vote was taken on the bill before the meeting adjourned.

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• Assistance Program, to establish provisions regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program integrity measures
• The following measures will retain their place on the 14th order calendar: House Bill 613, House Bill
• President, the motion before us seeks to prevent this bill from receiving full consideration.
• President, the motion before us seeks to prevent this bill from receiving full consideration.
• They expect their elected representatives to engage with measures that have strong support and not sideline

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the prior journal. It then received committee reports and gubernatorial messages, including reappointments to the Idaho State Racing Commission and State Building Authority, and several House bills were introduced and referred to committees. The chamber also advanced a number of Senate and House bills through first and second reading, with many measures sent onward for further committee consideration or engrossing. The Senate then resolved into the Committee of the Whole to consider several bills and amendments. Amendments were adopted on House Bill 494, Senate Bills 1294 and 1299, House Bill 728, House Bill 703, Senate Bill 1335, Senate Bill 1330, Senate Bill 1359, and Senate Bill 1348. The topics included background checks for temporary caregivers, infant hearing screenings and midwife timelines, digital ID enforcement, definitions cleanup, professional discipline and fines, veterinary licensing clarification, small claims attorney fees, virtual currency kiosk consumer protections, and a gun club location clarification. The committee reported these bills back as amended without recommendation, while several other measures remained on the 14th-order calendar. Back in third reading, Senator Zito moved to call House Bill 745 from committee under Rule 14E. After extended debate over whether the Senate should force the bill out of committee, the chamber voted by roll call to excuse the Commerce and Human Resources Committee, with 25 ayes, one nay, and one abstention, thereby keeping House Bill 745 in committee for the rest of the session. The Senate then reordered the third-reading calendar, moved to miscellaneous business, heard announcements about upcoming committee meetings, and adjourned until 10 a.m. Monday, March 16, 2026.

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• But what are you doing to look at other cost savings measures that maybe other departments have engaged
• Our county departments, or funding for our county departments, are the primary implementers of this measure
• the necessary programs, services, and treatment, as promised to our shared constituency under the measure
• programs that actually serve our public safety, like health care, food assistance, and violence prevention
• And bias prevention. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Thank you.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• They prevent, during a flood, the floodwaters from going out over the ancestral floodplain.
• And that measures about two feet per second.
• It has all the characteristics of that site, all the measurements. It has photos of the site.
• law that you could not withdraw waters of the state without those waters being properly screened to prevent
• The question I had was just how do you measure your success in terms of meeting the injunction, and then

Summary: The Capital Budget Committee held a work session on fish passage and barrier prioritization. Tom Jameson of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife briefed members on the state salmon recovery framework, the types and prevalence of fish passage barriers, and the many existing barrier-removal programs. He explained that culverts are the most common barrier, but levees, tidegates, dams, and other structures also affect salmon and steelhead. He also described the state’s fish passage database, the assessment criteria used to determine whether a structure is a barrier, and the Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board’s role in funding projects. Jameson reviewed the history of the board and its grant pathways, noting that the Legislature has funded 199 projects totaling nearly $225 million over five biennia, including significant federal support in the last biennium. He then focused on the new statewide prioritization strategy directed by the Legislature in 2020. A science panel recommended using an optimization model and then scoring and ranking barriers, but Jameson said the model depends on better stream mapping and ongoing “snapping” of stream layers to known barrier locations. He said the strategy is intended to produce watershed-based priority lists rather than a single statewide ranking. Members asked about how barriers are assessed during fish migration periods, how private land access affects inventory work, how local governments can report completed corrections, and how the prioritization criteria weight Chinook salmon and southern resident orca recovery. Jameson said urban areas with downstream barriers or heavily altered streams may be less recoverable, while rural watersheds may offer greater benefit. He also explained the federal culvert injunction, including ongoing obligations for state agencies and DOT’s 2030 target, and said the injunction never fully ends because new barriers are continually discovered and must be addressed over time. No votes were taken.

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• However, many of the measures in this bill are not aligned with the auditors' findings nor recommendations
• I am misunderstanding what you are saying, please be more clear about what was the accountability measure
• I am misunderstanding what you are saying, please be more clear about what was the accountability measure
• So if the intent is actually to try to prevent Raymond James or to somehow hold Raymond James accountable
• ,... ...to try to prevent Raymond James or to somehow hold Raymond James accountable.

Bills: HB1542, HB2527

Keywords: senior housing, independent living, 55 and older, older adults, elderly, retirement housing, retirement community, resident rights, tenant protections, consumer protection act, unfair or deceptive practices, housing discrimination, assisted living distinction, Department of Commerce, Washington RCW, housing provider, community living, security cameras, resident meetings, anonymous complaints

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• The bill defines level of service and clear measurable criteria like response times, resource, uh, deployment
• And that's kind of how we objectively measure level of service.
• This measure ensures MU finance roads do not unintentionally burden county taxpayers with future capital
• This bill does not prevent the development of much-needed housing.
• to secure essential financial support from equity partners and lending institutions, ultimately preventing

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• It prevents monopolies... ...a bureaucratic process that exists. It serves key purposes.
• It prevents monopolies by maintaining fair competition.
• I'm here to urge your support for a measure that would allow limited self-distribution for brewers across
• This measure matters because it empowers small-scale brewers to grow their brands through local marketing
• By supporting this measure, you're supporting small businesses, job creators who pour their heart into

Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and took up one bill, House Bill 499, which would allow malt beverage manufacturers producing less than 31,000 gallons annually to sell and deliver directly to vendors. The sponsor and several craft brewery owners and industry advocates testified in support, arguing the measure would help small breweries reach local restaurants, improve quality control, create jobs, and serve as a bridge into the three-tier system for businesses too small to attract distributors. Opponents, including the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association, argued the bill would undermine the three-tier system, weaken accountability and tax collection, and create risks for consumer protection and market fairness. During debate, several members said they supported the bill as a small-business measure while noting they remained protective of the three-tier system. Some members raised concerns about tax tracking and long-term distributor contracts, but others said the bill appeared limited enough to preserve the existing system while giving small breweries a chance to grow. The committee then voted on the bill and it passed, with one recorded no vote. After the bill vote, the subcommittee revisited prior questions about Department of Lottery Secretary Davis’s travel reimbursements. Members reviewed updated documents showing more than $50,000 in travel reimbursements from January 2021 through November 2024, including about $27,840 tied to Orlando destinations, and expressed concern that some reimbursements may have covered commuting between Tallahassee and Orlando. The chair said the information would be sent to Secretary Davis for an explanation, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.

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• PREVENTION OF 2 MILLION DOLLAR OF ECONOMIC LOSSES IN FLORIDA STRAWBERRY AND AQUACULTURE PRODUCERS DUE
• IT IS BY THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO PRO ACTIVE MEASUREMENT BY THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY
• ONE WHO STUDIED THE BOOKS IF YOU WILL AND STARTED PUTTING PROGRAMS TOGETHER AND SAID SIR NOTHING PREVENTS
• THIS IS IN MIAMI EVERY HOME IS BUILT TO LOCAL BUILDING CODES UNTIL THIS ONE HAS RESILIENCY MEASURES LIKE
• THIS HOME HAS RESILIENCY MEASURES LIKE THE IMPACT WINDOWS, DOORS, AND BUILT WITH ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It's a measurement adjustment, and direct bilirubin test. So this is not a system expansion.
• It's a measurement adjustment within an existing test. And here are the numbers.
• This is a potential cost-saving measure.
• My voice is for better safety measures, proper staffing, and even the chance to speak up.
• Own a home, or enjoy a measure of peace in our senior years.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• For decades, they have used administrative data in population measurement.
• The Medicaid data does get used. ...broadly in population measurement.
• It's the Medicare enrollment database because that's what's needed for these population measures.
• It's the Medicare enrollment database because that's what's needed for these population measures.
• So if you're not counting people but you're measuring the economy,... And even the economic census.

Summary: The hearing focused on census data privacy, administrative data sharing, and the role of state and local governments in improving census accuracy, especially for the 2030 census. Dr. Philip Rocco testified first, arguing that the census is increasingly intergovernmental and that state and local investments in address list work, outreach, and complete count commissions can materially improve self-response and reduce undercounts. He emphasized that hard-to-count communities are most affected when states delay planning, politicize census work, or lack capacity, and he pointed to examples such as LUCA participation, outreach funding, and group quarters review as important tools. He also warned that recent federal actions and a broader climate of distrust could threaten 2030 operations, and urged Massachusetts to begin readiness planning now. Members then questioned Dr. Rocco about the use of administrative data such as DMV, TANF, SNAP, and WIC records, and about group quarters enumeration. He explained that those data-sharing efforts were voluntary agreements with the Census Bureau, unlike group quarters data, which are often provided by facility administrators and sometimes state agencies. He said the Trump-era effort to use DMV and other records was tied to Executive Order 13880 and was widely resisted because states had confidentiality and legal concerns, and because the stated purpose appeared to shift toward citizenship-related uses. On group quarters, he described e-response, paper response, in-person enumeration, and administrator-provided directory information, noting that privacy issues arise mainly from FERPA limits on university data and from missing demographic details in administrative records. A second panel, Beth Giroz and Amy O'Hara, then explained how administrative data are used by the Census Bureau and why data quality and privacy concerns matter. They described administrative data as records collected for operational purposes, useful for frame-building, nonresponse follow-up, enumeration, and post-enumeration evaluation, but often incomplete or mismatched on key census variables such as race, ethnicity, household relationships, and residence timing. They highlighted that some sources, like IRS, Medicare, USPS, SSA, and Bureau of Prisons records, are especially valuable, while others such as SNAP, TANF, WIC, Medicaid, CHIP, foster care, and driver’s license data vary in completeness and sharing. They stressed that privacy means collecting only what is needed, and that the Bureau typically uses limited header or roster data rather than full records. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing, and the committee recessed briefly before continuing testimony.

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• </c><00:46:38.240><c> inequities</c> to amend this law to prevent inequities to amend this law to prevent
• </c><01:12:14.560><c> that</c> therapy and therapeutic uh measures that therapy and therapeutic uh measures
• and still are being prevented from talking about sexual abuse. >> Well, and this is about the facts.
• and still are being prevented from talking about sexual abuse. >> Well, and this is about the facts.
• and still are being prevented from talking about sexual abuse. >> Well, and this is about the facts.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• We have seven measures before us.
• 2nd, allows local jurisdictions or the Washington Department of Transportation to create a crash prevention
• It clarifies that the coordination of increased traffic law enforcement within a crash prevention zone
• It authorizes local jurisdictions or WashDOT until January 1st of 2029 to create a crash prevention zone
• Vice Chair Lovick, Substitute Senate Bill 6066 establishing crash prevention zones is before us.

Summary: The Transportation Committee met in executive session and considered seven measures, with staff briefing members on proposed amendments and substitutes. The main policy bills included Substitute Senate Bill 6066 on crash prevention zones, Senate Bill 6131 on the Washington State Traffic Safety Commission’s role in traffic safety and fatality review, Senate Bill 6311 on maintaining pedestrian passage during construction, Senate Bill 6230 on rounding cash transactions to eliminate pennies, Senate Bill 6032 on covering or cleaning towed vehicles with mud or debris, and Senate Bill 6335 revising the State Transportation Commission. The committee also considered Substitute Joint Memorial 8016, urging federal emergency treatment for the Fairfax Bridge closure and replacement. Members discussed competing amendments on SB 6066, including proposals to clarify enforcement coordination, signage, penalty amounts, and the scope of local versus state crash prevention zones. On SB 6131, amendments were offered to either remove or narrow the Traffic Safety Commission’s public health authority designation, while another amendment added HIPAA-related definitions and confidentiality protections. For SB 6311, the substitute focused on continuous accessible pedestrian passage near hospitals, parks, and schools, with later clarifications on where the requirement applies, local feasibility standards, and liability limits. SB 6230’s amendments would have allowed exact-payment exceptions and permissive rounding authority, while SB 6032’s amendment would have required reusable covers if a driver chooses to cover a towed vehicle. The committee adopted or accepted substitutes and then advanced all seven measures with do-pass recommendations to the Rules Committee. Senator King withdrew his SB 6066 substitute, SB 6131’s withdrawn amendments were replaced by adoption of amendment S-4874.1, and SB 6311’s substitute was withdrawn and then advanced in the revised form. SB 6230’s amendments were withdrawn after members noted a floor substitute was being worked on, and SB 6032’s amendment was set aside because the prime sponsor was absent. The meeting ended with thanks to committee staff and adjournment.

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• Preventive detention is not designed to strip defendants of their due process rights or disregard the
• What we could do is meaningfully invest in communities to prevent harm before it occurs rather than just
• Other jurisdictions that expanded expanded preventative detention.
• Without also passing a measure to expand the release net for people accused of low level offenses, simply
• This could have easily been prevented.

Bills: SB 9, SB 1047, SB 1048, SJR 17, SJR 49, SB 40, SJR 1, SJR 5

Keywords: bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, criminal procedure, public safety report, victim notification, family violence, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunction, taxpayer rights, violent crimes, sexual offenses, community safety, constitutional amendment, trafficking

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• It doesn't prevent them from doing that. Okay.
• With the measure.
• Trying to enforce these types of measures.
• And so the time to prevent this is now.
• She knows if we go into a conflict, the measures that it takes.

Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects

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• </c><00:35:47.560><c> is</c> the heart of this measure is the heart of this measure is Reproductive<00
• The United Nations adopted a convention on prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide.
• </c> intended to destroy the group preventing intended to destroy the group preventing births<01:14:28.679
• Now, um, is there anyone on Zoom who I have not called yet who wishes to testify on this measure?
• Uh, on both measures, I know this is a very emotional issue for many of you.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint House Committee on Health and Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce heard two midwifery bills, with testimony focused primarily on HB 1194. Committee chairs opened the hearing with rules for Zoom testimony and noted the bills relate to midwives. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs said it supported the intent of HB 1194 and offered comments. Supporters of the bill, including the Midwives Alliance of Hawaii, argued that midwifery should remain subject to mandatory licensure to protect consumer safety, citing the state’s regulatory licensing standards and a 2025 state auditor sunset analysis. They said the bill would strengthen educational standards and public protection, and some offered clarifying amendments. Opponents argued HB 1194 would restrict access to care and fail to protect traditional, cultural, and community-based birth practices. Testifiers from the Hawaii Home Birth Task Force, the Hawaii Home Birth Collective, the Libertarian Party of Hawaii, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Pacific Birth Collective, and Papa Ola Lōkahi said the bill would limit licensure pathways, reduce access in rural and underserved areas, and burden Native Hawaiian and traditional practitioners. Several speakers said the measure could worsen Hawaii’s maternal health shortages, especially on Maui, and urged lawmakers to defer HB 1194 or instead advance HB 1328, which they said better protects practitioner access and cultural practices. The Hawaii affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives said it opposed HB 1194 because it did not align with national or state standards for certified midwives and could create conflicts with Medicaid reimbursement and prescriptive authority. The ACLU also opposed the measure, emphasizing reproductive rights, privacy, and the need to preserve apprenticeship pathways to licensure. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing reflected in the transcript.

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• It doesn't prevent local governments from doing it.
• It doesn't prevent from local governments from doing it.
• It doesn't prevent from local governments from doing it.
• It doesn't prevent them from doing it. And is that in any case...
• Attorney General, it doesn't prevent them from doing it.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• However, prevention alone is never enough.
• When a preventative measure is bypassed or fails, as can happen with sophisticated and rapidly evolving
• The court system, a protective measure, was bypassed or failed, which caused the disruption that they
• We also have the Utility Fire Prevention Advisory Committee.
• We also have the Utility Fire Prevention Advisory Committee.

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2579, which would create a Public Media Broadcaster Program and a Digital Equity Program funded by a 20-cent-per-line monthly tax on wireless, prepaid wireless, VoIP, and landline service. Staff explained that 80% of the revenue would support public media grants, 20% would support digital equity grants, and a small share could be used for administration. The prime sponsor, Rep. Chris Stearns, and many public media, community media, and digital equity supporters testified that public radio and television provide emergency alerts, local news, education, training, and community connection, especially in rural and underserved areas, and that federal funding cuts have made state support more urgent. Several witnesses described how public media helped with emergency communications, youth training, Indigenous programming, and access to local information. Opposition came from CTIA and Washington Citizens Against Unfair Taxes. CTIA argued the tax would add to already high wireless taxes in Washington and would be regressive because low-income residents rely heavily on wireless service. Washington Citizens Against Unfair Taxes objected to the bill as another tax increase and said it would worsen affordability. One supporter said an amendment would be offered to address a misunderstanding in the fiscal note. No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee then received a cybersecurity and critical infrastructure briefing from state emergency management and cybersecurity officials. They described Washington’s layered cybersecurity model, the role of state agencies, the Fusion Center, WOTEC, the National Guard, and the Emergency Management Division, and the growing threat from ransomware, supply-chain attacks, and AI-enabled attacks. Members asked about volunteer cyber response capacity, the most vulnerable sectors, and whether the legislature should fund more real-time threat monitoring and intelligence sharing. Officials said the state is working to establish a volunteer cyber incident response team and that the main gap is real-time monitoring across participating local and private networks. The committee also heard updates on the December 2025 flooding response and wildfire resilience. Emergency management officials reported widespread flooding, landslides, power outages, evacuations, rescues, and infrastructure damage, but said mitigation investments helped prevent worse outcomes. They identified gaps in statewide alerting, search and rescue coordination, and local emergency management capacity, and said a statewide alert system like Oregon’s would require ongoing funding. In the wildfire update, DNR and partner agencies described increasing wildfire risk, the use of aircraft, AI-enabled detection cameras, and common operating pictures, and ongoing work on hazard and risk mapping, community wildfire preparedness, and home hardening. Members asked about predictive technology, sediment removal, and other mitigation tools, and officials said they are working with universities and federal partners to improve prevention and response.

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• I am here to present Assembly Bill 2148, a simple measure that that a simple measure that seeks to prohibit
• Currently, we measure schools; we measure districts.
• Locally, we measure schools and we measure district performance.
• student achievement and measures schools and districts in that fashion.
• We have dashboards that exist at other departments to measure how they measure and track their goals

Summary: The hearing opened with several procedural announcements and then took up AB 2148, which would prohibit artificial intelligence from replacing education workers. The author and supporters from the California Federation of Teachers and California School Employees Association argued the bill was a modest first step to protect human educators, students’ social-emotional development, and teacher agency in classroom technology decisions. Public support came from labor and education groups, while some school administrator and county office representatives said they were moving to neutral or awaiting the printed amendments. The committee discussed teacher shortages and the role of AI as a supplement rather than a replacement, then passed AB 2148 as amended to Higher Education on a 5-0 vote. The committee then heard AB 2202, which would create a Closing the Achievement Gap Commission to advise the State Board of Education. The author and sponsors said the commission would improve coordination between state and local education leaders and help the state better support local efforts to close achievement gaps. Support came from CSBA, CFT, charter schools, and many district leaders. Members raised questions about early childhood representation on the commission, and the author said he would discuss that with the sponsor. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote. The consent calendar, including AB 1569, AB 2071, AB 2206, AB 2298, AB 2467, AB 2580, AB 2652, and AB 2726, was also approved. AB 2555 was then heard as a special order bill to reform English learner reclassification. The author said the current system is outdated, inconsistent, and too subjective, and proposed a more automatic, transparent process with stronger parent involvement and post-reclassification monitoring. Testimony in support emphasized personal experiences of delayed reclassification and the need to recognize biliteracy; there was no opposition. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations on a 6-0 vote. The committee also approved AB 1860, which would extend design-build authority to county offices of education while preserving prevailing wage, apprenticeship, and skilled workforce requirements; opposition from county superintendent and facilities groups was removed after amendments, and the bill passed 6-0 to Appropriations. Later, the committee passed AB 2514, which would create a State of Achievement Gap Dashboard to track state-level progress in closing achievement gaps, and AB 2149, which would require the Legislative Analyst’s Office to publicly assess the state’s progress and recommend actions. Both bills were presented as part of a broader package to improve state accountability for student outcomes, and both passed as amended to Appropriations on 7-0 votes. Finally, AB 2490 was heard, proposing to allow longer-term substitute assignments with added training, mentorship, and parent notification to address teacher shortages and classroom instability. Supporters said it would reduce “subchurn” and help maintain continuity, especially in special education; opponents, including CTA, Public Advocates, and CTC staff, argued the bill was unnecessary given existing rulemaking and could create legal and training concerns. The transcript cuts off during committee discussion of AB 2490, so no final vote is shown for that bill.